†Allenypterus Melton 1969 (lobe-finned fish)
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Full reference: W. G. Melton. 1969. A new dorypterid fish from central Montana. Northwest Science 43:196-206
Parent taxon: Actinistia according to P. L. Forey 1998
See also Lund and Lund 1984, Lund and Lund 1985, Melton 1969 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Coelacanthiformes, Osteopleurus
Subtaxa: Allenypterus montanus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at MV 6801, Surprise Quarry, Bear Gulch (Carboniferous of Montana)
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